Ben Jeffers of Baton Rouge, the first African American to run for statewide office in Louisiana since Reconstruction and a businessman with Coastal Environmental Control, Inc. He discusses ...

(Baton Rouge-AP) -- Veteran political activist Ben Jeffers is resigning as chairman of the Louisiana Democratic Party. Jeffers, who's been at the party's helm for six years, says now is a good ...

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - Former Louisiana Democratic Party chairman Ben Jeffers is on the transition team for new Democratic National Committee chairman Howard Dean. The team will evaluate ...

Joe Delpit; Rupert Richardson, the president of the Louisiana NAACP; Ben Jeffers, the march organizer; State Rep. Richard Turnley; and future State Sen. Cleo Fields. The Louisiana NAACP and the ...